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* It costs state and local governments about $4 billion annually for the treatment of tobacco
-related diseases, according to the American Lung Assn. of California. Medi-Cal, the state insurance program for the poor, spends nearly $3 billion.
* Poor people smoke proportionately more than the rest of the population. They're the ones who depend on government-paid medical care.
The state Department of Public Health reports that roughly 14% of California adultssmoke. But 20% of Medi-Cal recipients do. So do 22.5% of the uninsured who tend to clog costly hospital emergency rooms where, by law, they must be treated.
Among adult men who earn less than $25,000 and didn't go to college, nearly 25% smoke. Among those making more than $50,000 with a college degree, only 7.5% smoke.
* California's tobacco tax is relatively low, ranking No. 32 in the nation, according to the Washington-based Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. It's at 87 cents per cigarette pack and hasn't been raised in 11 years. Meanwhile, the vast majority of other states have raised theirs, 19 in the last two years. The national average is $1.32 per pack. The highest: $3.46 in Rhode Island.
Neighboring states: Arizona $2, Nevada 80 cents, Oregon $1.18. So there's no incentive for smokers to cross the state line and stock up.
* To close the budget deficit, Sacramento has ripped the poor people's safety net. Tens of thousands of children are expected to be kicked off the Healthy Families healthcare program for the working poor. Hundreds of thousands will lose some benefits. Medi-Cal, In-Home Supportive Services, Child Welfare Services, Early Start programs for developmentally delayed toddlers -- all sharply cut. Not to mention schools, prisons and parks.
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-related diseases, according to the American Lung Assn. of California. Medi-Cal, the state insurance program for the poor, spends nearly $3 billion.
* Poor people smoke proportionately more than the rest of the population. They're the ones who depend on government-paid medical care.
The state Department of Public Health reports that roughly 14% of California adultssmoke. But 20% of Medi-Cal recipients do. So do 22.5% of the uninsured who tend to clog costly hospital emergency rooms where, by law, they must be treated.
Among adult men who earn less than $25,000 and didn't go to college, nearly 25% smoke. Among those making more than $50,000 with a college degree, only 7.5% smoke.
* California's tobacco tax is relatively low, ranking No. 32 in the nation, according to the Washington-based Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. It's at 87 cents per cigarette pack and hasn't been raised in 11 years. Meanwhile, the vast majority of other states have raised theirs, 19 in the last two years. The national average is $1.32 per pack. The highest: $3.46 in Rhode Island.
Neighboring states: Arizona $2, Nevada 80 cents, Oregon $1.18. So there's no incentive for smokers to cross the state line and stock up.
* To close the budget deficit, Sacramento has ripped the poor people's safety net. Tens of thousands of children are expected to be kicked off the Healthy Families healthcare program for the working poor. Hundreds of thousands will lose some benefits. Medi-Cal, In-Home Supportive Services, Child Welfare Services, Early Start programs for developmentally delayed toddlers -- all sharply cut. Not to mention schools, prisons and parks.
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